Today marks the first Sunday of Advent. Advent is the four Sundays of preparation leading up to Christmas. Advent is a church season, a season not dictated by the weather or the harvest, but by the church calendar. While the rainy season may not be full of rain, the season of Advent is always full [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Advent Sermon
Posted in Uncategorized on November 29, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Thanksgiving Day in Malawi
Posted in culture, family, Pictures on November 27, 2009 | 11 Comments »
Thanksgiving Day happened to fall on our regular Section Meeting night and coincidentally, the night we were scheduled to host. So it only seemed natural to share this American holiday with our friends. On an average week, there are 12 – 15 people at Bible Study. But last night… people just kept arriving! One car [...]
Post Script: Funeral Today
Posted in Uncategorized on November 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Post Script: Lenzo was at the house last night so Jeff and I were able to offer our condolences in persons. Lenzo’s wife actually went into labor 2 months early, and the baby did not survive. (This is evidence of the continuing chasm that our lack of the native language creates.) His response to our [...]
Extraordinary
Posted in family on November 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Our Chichewa class was cancelled Monday night. I took time making dinner since we didn’t have to run out at 6pm. Jeff, Claire and Carter snuggled together on the couch to watch The Emperor’s New Groove, it’s one of Jeff’s favorites. (He can tell you how it’s reminiscent of the brilliance of cartooning ala Bugs [...]
Funeral Today
Posted in Uncategorized on November 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Wilson’s best friend is Lenzo. Lenzo’s youngest child died yesterday, just one year old. Wilson, Fina and Christina have gone to meet Lenzo at Queen Elizabeth Hospital so that Lenzo can sign the papers for the body of his child. No one has cars. How will they take the child home for the funeral? Surely [...]
